







Recent Droppings
Recent thoughts, experiments, and mild over-corrections from the intersection of tech, work, and everyday life.
Our Newest Hire Doesn’t Need a Desk
The Hire Nobody Interviewed Google held its Gemini at Work 2026 event today and introduced…
I let a Google Labs agent read my Gmail every morning, and now I don’t want to go back
I let a Gemini inbox agent read my Gmail for weeks. It caught a lapsed…
Meta’s Open Source License vs. Its AI Philosophy
Zuckerberg’s new essay champions open source AI, but Meta’s own open source license tells a…
The Cease and Desist Letter That Arrived Six Months Late
VMware cease and desist letters are landing on companies that already migrated away. Here’s why…
Meta’s Open Platform History, Fact Checked
Zuckerberg says OpenAI and Anthropic concentrate power. Here’s Meta’s own open platform history, API shutdowns…
AI in June 2026: It’s Not One Race, It’s Five
If you have been feeling behind on AI lately, I have good news and slightly…
When You Can’t Check IDs, You Close the Bar
A Friday export order hit Anthropic’s newest models. Why it shut everything off, and what…
